Depositing-machine.



F. G. SALERNO.

DEPOSITING MACHINE.

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DEPOSITING MACHINE.

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Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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lDEPOSITING MACHINE.

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DEPOSITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. l2. ISIS. RENEWED APR. 26. I9I8.

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DEPOSITING MACHINE.

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FERDINANDO Gr. SALERNO, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DEPOSI'IING-MACHINE.

Application filed August 12, 1916, Seria1 No. 114,571.

f-o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINANDO G. SA- LERNO, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inDepositing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

In my pending application for Patent NQ. 834,780, filed April 27th,1914, I have described a machine which is adapted to make deposits ofany desired plastic or semi-fluid confection upon the tops of fiat cakesor wafers fed through the machine in rows upon the top of a conveyerbelt. My present invention may be regarded as an addition to andimprovement upon that machine, and is intended to adapt the machine utodeposit nut kernels on top of the confection, or wafers or cakes, eitherlike those upon which the de-l posit of confection was made, ordifferent, in

order to form a great variety of fancy wafers and sandwiches. The objectof my invention, therefore, is the provision of such an attachment,whereby a much greater variety offancy cakes, wafers, confections, etc.,may be produced, and its novelty resides in the new organization whichresults from incorporating it in machines such as that of my priorapplication, and in the arrangement and construction of elements bywhich it accomplishes the functions for which it is de signed, and invarious details of construction which are more particularly recited andpointed out in the appended claims.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 is a right side elevation of a depositingmachine to which my invention is applied; Fig. 2 a longitudinal verticalsection of a portion of the same viewed in the opposite direction andshowing certain operating connections; Fig. 3 is a left side elevationof part of the depositing machine showing other connections; Fig. 4 is atop view of two cam shafts near the base centrally of the machine,showing the ar-V rangement of the cams and gears mounted upon them; Fig.5 is a vertical cross-section of the lower part of the machine, takencentrally and also showing the arrangement of gears and cams for theoperating connections; Fig. 6 is a side view, partly in section andpartly in elevation, looking from left to right, of the supplemental oradditional portion of the machine which constitutes my presentinvention; Fig. 7 is a top plan View Specification of Letters Patent.

Renewed April 26, 1918. Serial No. 231,026.

of the same; Fig. 8 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same onthe line 8 8 of Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a front view of the same; Fig. 10 is avertical cross-section of the same on the line 10-10 of Fig.- 8 andlooking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 11 is a detail on the line11-11 of Fig. 7 illustrating a yielding connection intermediatea camlever and a rock shaft actuated by it; Fig. 12 is a view on the line12-12 of Fig. 7 showing the transfer frame at the Yfront end of my newmechanism, and a hooked cam arrangement for operating a slide at thefront endof the feed table; Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section throughthe rear'end ofthe feed table and through the distributing table; Fig.14 is a fragmentary top view of the parts by which the front end of thesupplemental frame is adjustably supported; Fig. 15 is a perspective ofone of the cam hooks by which a sliding plate at the front end of thefeed table 'is actuated; Fig. 16 is a top view of a port-ion of thecompensating connection for the driving chain by which the supplementalmecha-4 chines varying considerably in construction.

The description which will now be given is therefore merely illustrativeof a .particular suitable machine to which my invention may be applied,illustrated more particularly in Figs. 1 to 5.

Upon a cross rod 107 which forms part of the fixed frame 101 of thedepositing machine, is pivoted a rocking table 102, over the flat top ofwhich passes the upper rea-ch of an endless conveyer belt 110 which atits rear end passes over a driving drum 109 journaled in the table 102and at its front end passes around a narrow cross bar/adjustablysupported in brackets 128 carried by the main frame of the machine. Thefront end of the table is given an intermittent vertical oscillatingmovement, and the belt an intermittent movement` forwardly over thetable by connections hereinafter described.

Traveling around a driving drum 191 and an idler drum 195 in a forwardextension 101a of the frame of the machine is a delivery belt 190, thecenter part of the top reach of which lies immediately beneath and inclose proximity to the front end of the conveyer belt 110.

Above the rear end of the conveyer belt is arranged a distributing table111, at the front of which is a reciprocating slide 113 which acts todrop successive rows of cakes onto the surface of the belt as it isintermittently withdrawn rearwardly under the surface of the table.

. Forwardly of the trap slide and between it and the depositingmechanism, a spacing .and feeding frame 139 is arranged to move the rowsof cakes successively dropped by the ltrap slide forwardly over thesurface of the conveyer belt. a gang of bars which have a horizont-alreciprocating sliding movement in al lifting frame 130, which latterframe is mounted in and has a rising and falling movement with respectto the pivoted table 102, so that a four way movement is imparted to thefeeding frame '-to move the cakes forwardly on the belt, then rise toclear them, then move rearwardly vin upper position and fall behind thenext rows, and so on. A bail 142 is connected to the rear of the frame139 and so arranged as to slide upon the surface Cligthe belt'back andforth under the slide The depositing mechanism of the machine comprisestwo tanks 200 and 207 for two dlfferent varieties of confections, andtwo forcing mechanisms connected with the two tanks Iand acting toforce' the confections out through two sets of depositing nozzles 217and 218 respectively associated therewith, and concentrically arranged.In the present instance the two depositing mechanisms are alike, exceptin size, and eac-h mechanism includes a flat rectangular forcing chamberextending across the machine and communica-ting by .a port 216 with itsassociated tank and at its bottom lcommunicating through a series ofports with all of the nozzles associated with it. The top of eachforcing chamber is formed by a vertically reciprocating lat plunger orpiston 223 and a supply valve 224, and the series of nozzles associatedwith it is controlled by a horizontal shut-off valve 225.

The connections for operating the moving elements of the machine thusfar mentioned may vary in construction and arrangement, but a suitableand practical organization, which is fully described in my pending'applicati-on, will here be briefly explained.

The power shaft 143 of an electric motor The frame comprises by whichthe machine is designed to be an eliptical gear wheel 153 secured to ashaft 154 serves to drive the latter with a y vconnected by links 173with the front end of the tab-le. The lifting frame 130 is raised andlowered-see Fig. 2,-through a cam 181 on the shaft 154, a bell-cranklever 182 carrying acam roller, and a connecting rod 136 connected to arear pair of bell crank levers 133 which by connecting rods 131l areconnected to a simil-ar 'front pair of bell cranks 131, the bell cranks131 and 133 being `pivotally connected 'to the frame 130. The feedingfra-me 139 is reciprocated horizontally, see Fig. 1, through a crank arm155 on said shaft 154 which is connected by a pitman 156 with a rockingframe 1.57, the top of this frame being connected by a rod 183 with alever 184 adjustably connected with -a rock shaft 178 carrying a, pairof rock arms connected by links 189 with said frame 139.

The rocking frame 157 also serves for the actuation of lthe drums of theconveyer belt and the delivery belt (See Fig. 1) through rods 162 and192 which are respectively connected to leve-rs 163 and 193, and throughpawl and ratchet mechanisms serve to givean intermittent turningmovement to the two drums.

The reciprocating slide 113 is actuatedsee Fig. 2,-through a cam 174carried by said shaft 154, which cam coperates with a cam-roller on arocking lever 175 connected by a link176 with a second rockingl lever177, which last men-tioned lever is in turn connected by a connectingrod 123 with a. lever 119 arranged to reciprocate said slide.

The shaft 151 actuates the -plungers and sup-ply and shut-off valves ofthe two depositing mechanisms. The plunger of the mechanism of largercapacity, the parts of which `may conveniently be distinguished by theterm marshmallow. is reciprocated through a pair of eccentrics 229mounted.

on said shaft 1'51 .and connected to arms 230 which are pivoted torocking adjusting frames 231, see Fig 2, the adjusting frames beingconnected by a pair of rods 238 to a sliding cross bar 239 to which are-pivoted a pair of depending links 241 secured to the top of theplunger. The marshmallow supply valve is operated through a cam disk 242on said shaft 151 coperating with a roller on a rocking adjusting frame244, see Fig. 1, which frame is connected by a rod 247 with a crank 248on a rock shaft- 249 provided with a pair of rock arms 250 pivoted to a.pair of links 251which are in turn pivoted .to the ends of the sup-plyvalve. The marshmallow shut-ofil valve is actuated by means of a camdisk 252 which coperates with a roller on a rocldng lever 254, seeF ig.1, pivotallyv connected by a rod 255 wit-h a crank 256 on a rock shafthaving a pair of rock arms 258 which are pivotally connected with theends 0f such valve.

The plunger and valves of the small or jelly depositing mechanism areoperated by three cam disks secured to a sleeve 260 which is adjustablysecured to the shaft 151, in order that the timing of the jellydepositing mechanism may be varied with respect to the marshmallowdepositing mechanism, see Figs. -3 and 4. The jelly plunger is operatedthrough the cam slot 263, which en ages a cam roller carried by arocking a justing frame 273 which is pivotally connected by a rod 275with a crank arm 268 on a rock shaft 269, this rock shaft carrying apair of rock arms 270, pivotally connected to a pair of links 272l whichare pivoted to said plunger. The jelly supply valve is operated throughthe cam slot 264 which coperates with a roller carried by a rockingadjusting frame 266, which frame, through a pivoted connecting rod 267,rocks a crank 276 fiXed to a shaft 277 equipped with a pair of rock arms278 pivotally connected with the ends of the. supply valve. The cam'slot 262 controls the jelly shut-ofi' valve through a cam rollercarried by a rocking lever 279, which lever, through a pivotedconnecting rod 280, rocks a crank 281 fast on a rock shaft 282 whichcarries a pair of rock arms 283 pivoted to the ends of saidshut-offvalves.

The timing and adjustment of the parts thus far described is such thatthe bail 142 will draw forwardly the row of cakes or wafers arranged bythe attendants upon the slid-e 113 and then dropped on the surface ofthe conveyer belt 110 in front of such bail. Successive rows are thusdrawn forward and spaced and moved forward by the frame 139 on thesurface of the conveyer belt, which itself has an intermittent forwardmovement. The frame 139, however, moves the faster, and its movementbegins preferably before the movement of the belt, and ends preferablylater, with the 'result that the cakes are accurately positioned on thebelt, and the front row brought into exact alinement vwith thedepositing nozzles. After the wafersreceive the deposits of confection,they travel forwardly with the conveyer belt as its step by stepmovement is.

imparted to it, and pass onto trays which are placed by attendants uponthe delivery belt and removed therefrom as they are filled. Y

My present invention, which is more particularly illustrated' in Figs. 6to 15, as before stated consists in the provision of additionalmechanism by which either nut kernels, as the halves of split Englishwalnuts, cr additional wafers, can be placed on top of the deposits ofconfection made by the machine above described. In the present instance.and preferab-ly, this mechanism is all mounted in and associated with asupplemental frame, so that by the disconnection of a few parts it canbe removed and repla-ced as a unit, but it will be understood that itmay be built into and incorporated with the depositing machine ifdesired.

The supplemental frame 1 in which the moving parts of my new mechanismare mounted may conveniently consist of a horizontal portion made up ofa pair of longitudinal side bars 2 secured together by crossbars 3, seeFigs. 7 and 8, and a vertical portion at what will be termed the frontof the attachment comprising a U-shaped top frame member 4 and dependingposts 5, see Figs. 9 and 10, all secured rigidly together, and providedwith bearings for the sliding and rotating elements of the machine. Atthe rear the frame is supported by a pair of brackets 6 fixed to theside bars 2 of the frame and bolted to a fixed portion of the forwardextension 101a of the frame of the depositing machine. lt will beobserved that the Words front and rear indica-te directions the reverseof that used in describing the depositing machine, because of the factthat the movement of the nuts or wafers acted on is in the oppositedirection. 1n the present instance the brackets 6 are bolted to the topof the brackets 128 in which the cross bar sup-porting the front end ofthe conveyer belt is adjustably mounted, see Fig. 6, and

the bolt holes are elongated to permit adjustment of the supplementalframe. front end of the frame 1 the post-s 5 of such frame areadjustably secured to the main frame, 101 of the depositing machine inthe following manner, see Figs. 6, 10, and 14. Bolted to the forward endof said frame 101 adjacent its opposite sides are a pair of brackets 7and 7a in which is journaled a cross shaft 8 to one end of which,adjacent the bracket 7, is fixed an arm 9. This Varm is arranged to bearagainst the lower end of an adjusting screw 10 threaded in a socketformed in a portion of the bracket 7 and At the equipped with a handwheel. A pair of forwardly extending arms 11 are also fixed' to saidshaft 8, one near each end, and a second cross-shaft 12 is rotatablymounted in the front end of these arms. To this shaft 12, adjacent oneend is rigidly secured an arm 13 which has a swivel connection with anadjusting bolt 14, `this bolt being also equipped with a hand wheel andbeing screwthreaded in a' socket formed in a portion of the bracket 7.The shaft12 also has rigidly secured to it near its opposite'ends ,twoarms 15, 15a which are plvotally connected with the lower ends of theposts. By the ad. justment of the screw 10 the frame 1 can be raised andlowered, and by adjustment of the bolt 14, which through the arm -13-iseccentrically connected with the shaft` 12, the frame can belongitudinally adjusted.

A plate 16 constituting a feed table extending from the rear to thefront' of the frame 1 is secured on top of the cross-bars 3, overhangingwhich table, at the rear, is

arranged a distributing table 17 suitably. framed and supported on theframe 1, see Figs. 6, 7 and 13. At the front end of this distributingtable, and slightly below it, is arranged a trap or shutter 18 havingrearwardly-extending slides at its opposite sides mounted to slide inguideways in the table and also having a rearwardly extendingrectangular bar 19, the rear portion of which is cut down to form aguide rod extending through a hole in a depending flange at the rear ofthe table. Between this flange and the shoulder at the end of thecutaway portion of the rod is arranged a compression spring 20, whichtends to force the trap forwardly into a position slightly in advance ofthe front edge of the feed table, in which position stops 21 willcontact with a crossbar-22 on the distributing table frame and restrainfurther forward movement. Projecting downwardly from the shutter 18 nearits opposite ends are a pair of lugs 23 through which the shutter isintermittently forced rearwardly against the tension of the spring 2O bya sllding bail 24 pivoted to the rear of a feeding-frame which willlater be described. If wafers or cakes are to be operated upon to formsandwich goods, attendants at the distributing table 17 arrange a row ofwafers upon the shutter 18 when lthe latter is in forward position, andwhen it is pushed rearwardly by the action of the bail 24 the waferswill fall in front of such bail.

For feeding nut kernels, however, I have devised additlonal feedingmeans which are especially adapted for that purpose, see. Fig. 13.rI-hese means comprise a pivoted wing '25, journaled in bearings whichare removably secured to the opposite sides of the table, the u persurface of which is preferably forme with wedge-shaped cross ribsforming. chutes which become narrower .to-

. ward the free edge of the wing, see Fig. 7.

the distributing table when the shutter is in forward position, andtopermit the wing to swing downwardly into a position where its frontedge will lie in contact with the feed table 16 as the bail 24 moves theshutter rearwardly. In this manner the wing is depressed and raised, andnut kernels arranged by the attendants between the cross ribs when it isin raised position will be slid downwardly along its inclined face as itis lowered and deposited on the feed table in front of the bail. Whenthe wing is removed to permit wafers to be fed from the shutter 18 adetachable guard rail 17 1 is preferably secured to the frame of thedistributingv table adjacent the front edge of the shutter, see Fig. 1.

The feedin frame above mentioned consists of side ars 27 and cross bars28, see Figs. 7 and 8, to the underside of which are secured, in thepresent instance by winged screws, feeding bars 29 formed with for.-wardly directed V-shaped notches. This feeding frame, by connectionshereinafter described, is given a four-way motion to feed thenut`kernels, or cakes, as the case may be, forwardly over the surface ofthe feed table 16. At the final feeding stroke given each row by thefront notched bar 28, the kernels or cakes are transferred to a slidingplate 30 which reciprocates in a plane slightly below the feed table andat the time of transfer is stationary adjacent the front end of suchtable. This plate 30 is supported by slides traveling in ways formedunder the feed table 16, and is given movement by connections which willbe later described to shift it forwardly from the position mentioned toa point where the row of cakes carried .by it will lie in the path of adescending gang of transfer needles mounted in a vertically movabletransfer frame 31 slidingly mounted in the U-shaped frame member 4. Thistransfer frame, see Figs. 9 and 12, consists of vertical side pieces 32,the rear portions of which are formed as slides and arranged to travelin slideways formed in vertical bars 33 bolted to and constituting partof the frame 4, the side pieces 32 being connected by a spacing rod 34near their tops and by a cross bar 35 extending between lugs 36projecting forwardly from near the bottom ends of the side pieces.Detachably secured to such cross bar is a needle bar 35a equipped witharow of depending pins 37 each provided with a group of needles 37-, inthe present instance three in number, to engage the kernels or wafersintermittently presented to them by the plate 30. Projecting forwardlyfrom near the top of the side pieces 32 of the transfer frame, anddirectly above a portion ofthe lugs 36, are'lugs 38; and the lugs 36 and38 are bored in alinement to receive the side rods 39 of a stripperframe which consists of said rods and a top cross bar 40 and bottomcross plates 41 and 41a, the latter being detachably secured to theformer, and projecting forwardly under the cross-bar 35 of the transferframe. This plate or bar 41SL is formed with perforations correspondingin number and arrangement to the pins 37, in which perforations areixedcylin-drical stripper tubes 42 surrounding the pins and their groupof needles 37 a. Coiled springs surrounding the side rods 39 areinterposed between the cross-bar 40 and .lugs 36 of the transfer frameyieldingly tend to maintain the stripper frame in uppermost positionwith respect to the transfer frame.

In Fig. 17 I have shown a slightly modified arrangement of needles andstripper tubes, particularly well adapted for operating upon wafers, inwhich theV needles, arranged in groups but somewhat more widely spacedthan in the form above described, are mounted directly on the needle bar35a and each needle has associated with it a separate stripper tube, thestripper tubes being arranged on the bar 41a in the same manner as theneedles upon the bar 35%. With either arrangement of needles and tubes,the two bars are nested together, and by removing the screws by whichthey are respectively secured to the transfer frame and stripper frame,both bars may be removed together. It may here be explained that bymeans hereafter to be described, the rock shaft 43, to which are secureda pair of rock arms 44 connected by links 45 with the lower ends of theside pieces 32, operates to raise and lower the transfer frame, seeFig.. 12. To operate the stripper frame (see Fig. 12) a rock shaft 46 isrotatably mounted in bearings formed near the upper ends of the links45, and rigidly fixed to this shaft 46 is a rearwardly projecting arm orlever 47 which carries an adjusting screw 47a adapted to contact a disk48 fixed on the lower end of a rod 49 which is screw-threaded into aseat in the vertical front frame' member 4. A pair of rock arms 49a arealso rigidly secured to the shaft 46 and arranged to coperate with thecross bar 40 of the stripper frame to force it downwardly with respectto the transfer frame, as the adjusting screw 47a comes into Contactwith the disk 48 at the concluding part of the downward movement of thelinks 45 and transfer frame.

The connections for operating the various parts of my new organizationwill now be described. Fast upon the hereinbefore mentioned shaft 149 ofthe depositing machine, at what for convenience will be designated therighthand side, see Figs. 6 and 16, is a sprocket wheel 50, around whichruns a sprocket ychain 51 which also runs around idler sprocket wheels52 and 53 and around a sprocket .wheel carried by the main shaft 54 ofthe new mechanism. In ordcr to preserve the adjustment of the chain 51during any adjustment of the frame 1, the pivot of the connectionbetween the arm 15*l and its adjacent post 5 of the frame is extended topivotally engage a frame consisting of a pair of connected strips 55 thelower ends of which are pivotally connected both to the idler 52 and toa frame consisting of a pair of connected horizontal strips 56, theother ends of such strips 56 being pivoted to brackets fixed to theframework of the machine. The chain moving in the direction shown, thedriving pull of the sprocket wheel 50 is sustained by the idler wheel 52and the two frames to which it is pivoted.

The idleiwheel 53 is mounted on a pivot connecting the angles of a pairof L-shaped arms 57 pivotally connected to the strips 56, andyieldingly1 drawn by a pair of coiled springs 58 into the bight of thereturn portion of the sprocket chain so as to hold it taut under anyadjustment of the supplemental frame. f

The shaft 54 carries at the lefthand side of the machine a cam disk 59(see Figs. 11 and 12) formed with a cam slot on its inner face arrangedto coperate with a cam roller carried by the end of an arm 60 having ayielding connection in one direction with the rock shaft 43, whichshaft, as before explained, operates to raise and lower the transferframe 31 together with the stripper frame carried by it. The yieldingconnection (see Fig. 11) which provides for vertical adjustment of thetransfer frame and needles, and also for cushioning the stroke of saidframe, is secured by mounting the arm 60 loosely upon the rock shaftadjacent to an arm 61 rigidly secured thereto, and inter-posing betweenthe head of a bolt 62 carried by the arm 6() and an abutment 63 on thearm 61 through which the bolt passes a compression spring 64 tending toproduce relative rotation. and providing a stop screw 65 seated in thearm 61 and coacting against the arm 60 to positively restrain rotationunder the tension.

of the spring, the spring yielding and acting as a buffer to relativerotation in a direction tending `to compress it. It is obvious that byadjustment of the screw 65 the angular relation of the arms 60 and 61may be varied, with consequent vertical adjustment of the position ofthe transfer frame. A guard screw 65a, which after initial properadjustment to lowermost position of the transfer frame is not intendedto be varied by the operator or attendant, is provided to guard againstexcessive downward adjustis pivoted a pitman67 adjustably connectled atits other end to the crank 68 of a rock i' shaft 69 extending across themachine and journaled in a pair of brackets 70 bolted tol This rock.

the sidebars 2 of the frame. shaft has secured to it near itsoppositesides a pair of rock arms 71 which are connected by a pair of links 72to the opposite side bars 27 -of the feedin frame, see Fig. 8.

lThe rising and fal ing movements of the feeding frame are imparted by acam 73 which is secured'to 4the shaft 54 near the lefthand side of themachine, see Figs. 6 and 8, and which coperates with a cam rollercarried by an arm 74 secured to a rock shaft 75 extending across themachine and journaled in bearings inthe front vertical frame member 4.Rigidly secured to the shaft 75 on opposite sides of the machine are apair of upwardl extending rock arms 76 which are pivotal y connected bylinks 77 with ,a palr. of rock arms 78 secured to a second rock shaft 79which is thus rocked in uni'- son with the shaft 75. The shafts 75 and79 are each equipped with opposite rearwardly extending rock arms 80which carry at their ends flanged rollers 81 adapted to engage andsupport the side bars27 of the feeding frame.

rIhe movement of the-slidingv plate 30 at the front end of the table 16is eected by the action of two pairs of lugs 82 and 83 lfixed to theshaft 54, one member of each pair being arranged near one side of themachine andthe other members at the opposite side, upon a pair of hookshaped cams 84.1oosely journaled uponthe rock shaft 43,'see Figs. 10, 12and 14. The o pposite portions of these hooks are offset from each otherso as to lie in dierent planes, the front portion 85 of 'each beingarranged to coperate with the lug 82 on,

that side of the machine, and thev rear` portion 86 with the lug 83,this arrangement vgiving a slow forward movement and a relativelyquick.return. The hooks are formed `iWith ears 87 to which are pivotedlinks 88 v pivoted to the ends of the plate 30.

The-operation of the machine will beunderstood from .the foregoing'description without detailed explanation. The timing and adjustment ofparts and the contour ofthe cams is such that the following op.-

erations will result. The wafers or nut kernels, supplied from thedistributing table by attendants as before described, will be depositedin front of the bail 24 attachedto tlie rear of the feedin frame anddrawn forwardly on its forwar stroke. The frame will then rise and Inovereanwardly, and

then fall .with thel rearmost notched barv behind the line of nutkernels, and inthe continued operation of the'machme succes sive rowswilll thus be fed forward on the table 16 in unison, the forward rowpassing at each stroke from the table to the reciprocating plate 80.This plate is intermittently projected forward, |while the feeding frameis moving rearwardly, into the path of the transfer frame, which latteris so. timed that it will descend from uppermost position to a pointwhere the '.row of needles 371.will impale the row of kernels on theplate 30, and then will lift a trifle momentarily while the platerecedes, after which the transfer frame descends to lowermost positioncarrying the row of kernels directly down upon the coated surface of arow of cakes bearing a -deposit of confection, which cakes, by theaction ofthe depositing machine,the movements being properly cordinatedto that end,-are then standing at rest on the conveyer belt in alinementwith the needles. Meanwhile, at the concluding ortion of the downwardstroke of the fee mg frame,

the stripping frame has moved relatively downward, with the result thattheV stripper tubes have freed the kernels from the needles whichcarried them. The transfer frame then rises to uppermost position agam,and the operations described continue in the same sequence as before.

It will be understood that the notched feed soV bars 29, and cross-bar85 carrying the groups of nedles 37, and also thestripper plate 41, arecorrespondingly spaced, and are removable so that interchangeable setsmay 2. In a vdepositing machine, the combina- 4 tion of a conveyerhaving an intermittent movement, depositing mechanism arranged to makedeposits of confection in rows across .said conveyer, and a verticallyreciprocatmg frame equipped with vertically arranged needles arranged toimpale and sustain cakes and'transfer them in rows onto the top of saiddeposits of confection.

I 3. In a depositing machine, the combination of a conveyer having anintermittent movement, depositing mechanism arranged to make deposits ofconfection in rows across said conveyer, a vertically reciprocatingframe equipped with vertically arranged needles aranged to impale andsustain and transfer a row of cakes, and means for stripping said cakesfrom said needles.

4. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a horizontal feeding table above said conveyer, ahorizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, means forfeeding cakes in rows from said table to said plate, and a slidingtransfer frame reciprocating vertically in the path of said plate andarranged to transfer cakes in rows from said plate to said conveyer.

5. In 'a depositing machine having a row Y of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a horizontal feeding table above said conveyer, ahorizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, means forfeeding cakes in rows from said table t0 said plate, and a transferframe equipped with needles, said plate being arranged to advance andpresent a row of cakes to said needles and said frame being arranged todescend to impale a row of cakes and lift slightly while said platerecedes.

6. InI a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a horizontal feeding table above said conveyer, ahorizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, means forfeeding cakes in rows from said table to said plate, and a transferframe equipped with needles., said plate being arranged to' advance andpresent a row of cakes to said needles and said frame being arranged todescend to impale a row of cakes and lift. slightly While said platerecedes and then descend to lower the cakes onto said conveyer.

7 In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, avhorizontal feeding table above 'said conveyer,a horizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, meansfor feeding cakes in rows from said table to said plate, a transferframe equipped with needles, said plate being arranged to advance andpresent a. row of cakes to said needles and said frame being arranged todescend to impale a row of cakes and lift slightly while said platerecedes and then descend to lower the cakes onto said conveyer, andmeans for stripping said cakes from said needles.

8. In a depositing machine having a row' of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer` a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of vertically arranged needles arrangedto impale and sustain a row of cakes, and stripping means arranged toStrip the cakes from said needles at the end of their downward movement.

9. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of groups of vertically arranged needlesarranged to impale and sustain a row of cakes, a stripper framelslidingly mounted in said transfer frame and equipped with a cross rowof strippers arranged to strip the cakes from said needles at the end ofthe downward movement of said transfer frame.

11. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of groups of needles arranged to impaleand sustain a row of cakes, a stripper frame slidingly mounted in saidtransfer frame and equipped with a row of strippers, and operating meansactuated in unison with said transfer frame andcoperating with a fixedabutment to shift said stripper and strip the cakes from said needles.

12. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of groups of needles arranged to impaleand sustain a row of cakes, a stripper frame slidingly mounted in saidtransfer frame and equipped with a row of strippers, and a pivoted levertraveling in -unison with said transfer frame and coperating with afixed abutment at the end of a downward stroke to operate the stripperframe.

13.- In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and auintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame,4 saidframe being formed with a cross-bar equipped with a row of groups ofneedles arranged to impale and vsustain a rOW of cakes, an upwardlyspring-pressed stripper frame slidingly mounted in said `transfer frameand formed with a cross-bar yof depositing'nozzlesand an intermittentconveyer` a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, said frame beingequipped with a row of impaling needles, a stripper frame slidinglymounted in said transfer frame, a rock shaft having a pair of rock arms,a pair of links pivotally connecting said arms and said transfer frame,a second rockshaft journaled in bearings formed in said links, andequipped with one rock arm adapted to coperate with a fixed abutment andanother rock arm operatively connected with said stripper frame.

l5. In a machine of the character described and in combination with anintermittent horizontal conveyer and cake-feeding means thereabove, avertically reciprocating transfer frame, a rock shaft operativelyconnected with said frame, a rock arm on said shaft, a rocking leverloosely pivoted on said shaft, stops positively preventing relativerotation of said rock arm and` loosely-pivoted lever in one directionand a spring connection providing a cushioned connection in the otherdirection, and means for rocking said loosely pivoted lever, wherebysaid transfer frame will be positively lifted and have a cushioneddownward movement.

16. In a machine of the character described, a horizontal feeding table,a horizontal reciprocating plate slidingly arranged at the front end ofsaid table, a feeding frame having a backward and4 forward movement andarranged to feed the cakes in rows forwardly on said tablev and transferthe front row from said table to said plate at each forward stroke, andmeans for reciprocating said plate.

17. In a machine of the character described, a feeding frame having abackward and forward movement adjacent a feeding surface and arranged tofeed cakes intermittently forward thereon, a bail pivoted to the rearend of the frame and arranged to travel over the feeding surface, adistributing table arranged over the plane of the feeding surface, and ashutter slidingly mounted at the front of said table, said bail beingarranged to shift said shutter rearwardly upon its rearward stroke. Y

. 18. In a machine of the character described, a feeding framecomprising a gang of notched feeding bars arranged to travel backwardlyand forwardly adjacent a feeding surface, a bail pivoted to the rear endof the frame and arranged to travel over the feeding surface, adistributing table arranged above the plane of the feeding surface, anda forwardly spring-pressed shutter slidingly mounted at the front ofsaid table, said bail being arranged to force said, shutter rearwardlyupon its rearward stroke.

19. In a machine of the character described, a feedingframe comprising agan of notched feeding bars arranged to traveil backwardly and forwardlyadjacent a feeding surface, a bail pivoted to the rear end of the frameand arranged to travel over theA feeding surface, a distributin tablearranged above the plane of the eeding surface, a forwardlyspring-pressed :shutter slidingly mounted at the frontof said table,said bail being arranged to force said shutter rearwardly upon itsrearward stroke, and a forwardly projecting pivoted wing arranged abovesaid shutter and maintained in Zhorizontal position thereby when thesluitter is in forward position and arrangedl to swino downwardly to thefeeding surface as said table moves rearwardly.

20. In a machine of the character described, a feed table, a feedingframe including side rails and notched cross-bars, afront pair and arear pair of bell crank levers having horizontal members equipped withvshaft and arranged to reciprocate lsaid feeding frame backwardly andforwardly, cam

means intermediate said shaft and reciprocating plate for operating thelatter, and a second cam on said shaft operatively connected with saidtransfer frame to raise and lower it.

22. In a machine of theY character described and having a main frame anda slipplemental frame, means for adjustably supporting the supplementalframe upon the proximate portion of the main frame comprising a pair ofbrackets on said main frame, a rock shaft journaled in said brackets, alever secured to said shaft and adjustably connected at its rear endwith a fixed abutment, said shaft also having secured to it a pair ofhorizontally disposed arms, a second rock shaft journaled in said arms,a bolt veccentrically connected to said second rock shaft and arrangedto adjustably secure it against rotation, and a pair of vertical armssecured to said secondshaft and pivotally connected to said supplementalframe.

23.` In a machine of the class described and having a main frame and asupplemental frame, means for adjustably supporting the supplementalframe upon the proximate portion of the main frame, a driving sprocketwheel rotatably mounted on the main frame, a driven sprocket wheelmounted on said supplemental frame, a sprocket chain engaging said'sprocket wheels, and

frame equipped with vertically arranged needles aranged to impale andsustain and transfer a row of cakes, and means for stripping said cakesfrom said needles.

4. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a horizontal feeding table above said conveyer, ahorizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, means forfeeding cakes in rows from said table to said plate, and a slidingtransfer frame reciprocating vertically in the path of said plate andarranged to transfer cakes in rows from said plate to said conveyer.

5. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittentv conveyer, a horizontal feeding table above said conveyer,a horizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, meansfor feeding cakes in rows from said table to said plate, and a transferframe equipped with needles, said plate being arranged to advance andpresent a row of cakes to said needles and said frame being arranged todescend to impale a row of cakes and lift slightly while said platerecedes.

6. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a horizontal feeding table above said conveyer, ahorizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, means forfeeding cakes in rows from said table to said plate, and a transferframe equipped with needles, said plate being 'arranged to advance andpresent a row of cakes to said needles and said frame being arranged todescend to impale a row of cakes and lift slightly while said platerecedes and then descend to lower the cakes onto said conveyer.

7 In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a horizontal feeding table above said conveyer, ahorizontal reciprocating plate at the front end of said table, means forfeeding cakes in rows from said table to said plate, a transfer frameequipped with needles, said plate being arranged to advance and presenta. row of cakes to .said needles andI said frame being arranged todescend to impale a row of cakes and lift slightly while said platerecedes and then descend to lower the cakes onto said conveyer, andmeans for stripping said cakes from said needles.

8. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer` a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of vertically arranged needles arrangedto Aimpale and sustain a row of cakes, and stripping means arranged tostrip the cakes from said needles at the end of their downward movement.

9. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of groups of needles arranged to impaleand sustain a row of cakes, and a row of stripping tubes respectively`surrounding said groups of vertically arranged needles and arranged tostrip the cakes therefrom at@ the end of the downward movement of saidframe.

10. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of groups of vertically arranged needlesarranged to impale and sustain a row of cakes, a stripper frameslidinglymounted in said transfer frame and equipped with a cross row ofstrippers arranged to strip the cakes from said needles at the end ofthe downward movement of said transfer frame.

11. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent. conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of groups of needles arranged to impaleand sustain a row of cakes, a stripper frame slidingly mounted in saidtransfer frame and equipped with a row of strippers, and operating meansactuated in unison with said transfer frame andcoperating with a fixedabutment to shift said stripper and strip the cakes from said needles.

12. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of groups of needles arranged to impaleand sustain a row of cakes, a stripper frame slidingly mounted in saidtransfer frame and equipped with a row of strippers, and a pivoted levertraveling in unison with said transfer frame and coperating with a fixedabutment at the end of a downward stroke to operate the stripper frame.

13. In a depositing machine having a row of depositing nozzles and anintermittent conveyer, a vertically reciprocating transfer frame,. saidframe being formed with a cross-bar equipped with a row of groups ofneedles arranged to impale and sustain a rOW of cakes, an upwardlyspring-pressed stripper frame slidingly mounted in said transfer frameand formed with a cross-bar equipped with strippers. and a pivoted levertraveling in unison with said transfer frame and coperating with a fixedabutment at the end of a downward stroke to force the stripper framedownwardly relatively to the transfer frame.

14. In a depositing machine having a row of depositingnozzles and anintermittent conveyer` a vertically reciprocating transfer frame, saidframe being equipped with a row of impaling needles, a stripper frameslidingly mounted in said transfer frame, a rock shaft having a pair ofrock arms, a pair of links pivotally connecting said arms and saidtransfer frame, a second rock-shaft journaled in bearings formed in saidlinks, and equipped with one rock arm adapted to coperate with a lixedabutment and another rock arm operatively connected with said stripperframe.

15. In a machine of the character described and in combination with anintermittent horizontal conveyer and cake-feeding means thereabove, avertically reciprocating transfer frame, a rock shaft operativelyconnected with said frame, a rock arm on said shaft, a rocking leverloosely pivoted on said shaft, stops positively preventing relativerotation of said rock arm and` loosely-pivoted lever in one directionand a spring connection providing a cushioned connection in the otherdirection, and means for rocking said loosely pivoted lever, wherebysaid transfer frame will be positively lifted and have a cushioneddownward movement.

16. In a machine of the character described, a horizontal feeding table,a horizontal reciprocating plate slidingly arranged at the front end ofsaid table, a feeding frame having a backward and. forward movement andarranged to feed the cakes in rows forwardly on said tabley and transferthe front row from said table to said plate at each'forward stroke, andmeans for reciprocating said plate.

17. In a machine of the character described, a feeding frame having abackward and forward movement adjacent a feeding surface and arranged tofeed cakes intermittently forward thereon, a bail pivoted to the rearend of the frame and arranged to travel over the feeding surface, adistributing table arranged over the plane of the feeding surface, and ashutter slidingly mounted at the front of said table, said bail beingarranged to shift said shutter rearwardly upon its rearward stroke.

18. In a machine of the character described, a feeding frame comprisinga gang of notched feeding bars arranged to travel backwardly andforwardly adjacent a feeding surface, a bail pivoted to the rear end ofthe frame and arranged to travel over the feeding surface, a.distributing table arranged above the plane of the feeding surface, anda forwardly spring-pressed shutter slidingly mounted at the front ofsaid table, said bail being arranged to force said, shutter rearwardlyupon its rearward stroke.

19. In a machine of the character described, a feedingframe comprising agan of notched feeding bars arranged to trave backwardly and forwardlyadjacent a feeding surface, a bail pivoted to the rear end of the frameand arranged to travel over thel feeding surface, a distributin tablearranged above the plane of the ceding surface, a. forwardlyspring-pressed :shutter slidingly mounted at the front of said table,said bail being arranged to force said shutter rearwardly upon itsrearward stroke, and a forwardly projecting pivoted wing arranged abovesaid shutter and maintained in v,fihorizontal position thereby when thesluitter is in forward position and arranged to swino downwardly to thefeeding surface as said table moves rearwardly.

20. In a machine of the character described, a feed table, a feedingframe including side rails and notched cross-bars, a front pair and arear pair of bell crank levers having horizontal members equipped withvshaft and arranged to reciprocate said feeding frame backwardly andforwardly, cam

means intermediate said shaft and reciprocating plate for operating thelatter, and a second cam on said shaft operatively connected with saidtransfer frame to raise and lower it. y i

22. In a machine of the character described and having a main frame anda slipplemental frame, means for adjustably supporting the supplementalframe upon the proximate portion of the main frame comprising a pair vofbrackets on said main frame, a rock shaft journaled in said brackets, alever secured to said shaft-and adjustably connected at its rear endwith a fixed abutment, said shaft also having secured to it a pair ofhorizontally disposed arms, a second rock shaft journaled in said arms,a bolt eccentrically connected to said second rock shaft and arranged toadj ustably secure it against rotation, and a pair of vertical armssecured to said second/shaft and pivotally connected to saidsupplemental frame.

23.` In a machine of the class described and having a main frame and asupplemental frame,- means for adjustably supporting the supplementalframe upon the proximate portion of the main frame, a driving sprocketwheel rotatably mounted on the main frame, a driven sprocket wheelmounted on said supplemental frame, a sprocket -chain engaging said'sprocket wheels, and

compensating means for maintaining said chain and wheels in engagementthroughout the range of adjustment of said supplemental frame.

24. In a machine of the class described and having a main frame and asupplemental frame, means for adjustably supporting the supplementalframe upon the proximate portion of the main frame, a driving sprocket'wheel rotatably mounted on the main frame, a driven sprocket wheelmounted on said supplemental frame, a sprocket chain engagingv saidsprocket Wheels, and compensating means for maintaining said chain andwheels in engagement throughout the range of adjustment of saidsupplemental frame, said compensating means comprising a vertical barpivotally connected at its upper end with said supplemental frame, ahorizontal bar pivotally connected at one end to said vertical bar andat the other end pivotally connected to said main frame, an idlersprocket wheel rotatably mounted adjacent the pivotal connection of saidbars and arranged to sustain the driving pull of said chain, and asecond idler'spring-pressed into coperative relation with the returnreach of said chain.

FERDINANDO Gr.Y SALERNG. Witnesses:

S. ELIZABETH BRANUr, LOUIS B. ERWIN.

